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Mercy Aigbe reveals how to know when there is no more love in a relationship

Olori Wuraola Ogunwusi, wife of the Ooni of Ife,organized #1in3Africa walk against domestic violence last week. Mercy Aigbe and Tonto Dikeh were among those who participated in the walk, including host of others. Mercy Aigbe used the medium to appeal to the public to stop asking her not to talk about
domestic violence on her social media. Read what she said after cut...Mercy and her estranged hubby, Lanre, have been engaged in a social
media fight over claims that he battered her while they were still
married. Speaking at the walk, Mercy said people should stop shaming
women who are victims of domestic violence.

"Violence should not be an option irrespective of whatever the situation
is. Nobody should resort to violence because at the end of it all, it
doesn't solve anything. It actually makes things worse. So I am here to
say no to domestic violence, no to assault, no to battery. Under any
circumstance, a man should never hit his wife. Only weak men, only
cowards hit their wives. To women who are going through such, I would
say please come out, speak about it. Stop protecting that man. Stop
shielding that man because any man that hits you, he doesn't love you.
The minute the man raises up his hand to slap or hit or punch you, that
means there is no more love in that relationship. There is no more love
in that marriage. So stop shielding the man. Come out. Speak about it
and if possible make sure you prosecute such a person and the person is
brought to book. Violence is a no no. It should not be condoned. It
should not be tolerated and also by making sure that whoever is found
wanting is brought to book. Please people, Let us stop shaming the
victims. There is no shame in our pain. I am a victim and I am proud to
say that I am a victim. I am talking about it because I have chosen to
talk about it. A lot of people say she is a celebrity. Yes I am a celeb
according to you guys, but I am also a human being. I have blood flowing
in my veins. I have feelings. If I choose to talk about it, leave me
let me speak out it. Do not come shaming me and telling me how I should
not come to social media to say what I want to say. I have the right and
I am a human being. So let me talk about it because I feel my talking
about it will actually give voice to the voiceless. My talking about it
will encourage one woman out there who is going through such a thing and
who cannot stand up to come out and be bold enough and be courageous
about it and to stand up to that bully who she calls her husband" she
said